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Document Details : Title: Disability and Murder Subtitle: A Paleopathological Case of Ankylosing Spondylitis in a Woman from the 7th-6th Century BC Lori Berd Burial (Armenia) with Skeletal Evidence of Probable Fatal Blade Injuries Author(s): KHUDAVERDYAN, Anahit Yu. , DEVEJYAN, Seda H. , DAVTYAN, Ruben H. , YENGIBARYAN, Azat A. , HOVHANESYAN, Arshak A. , VARDANYAN, Shota A. Journal: Iranica Antiqua Volume: 57 Date: 2022 Pages: 91-111 DOI: 10.2143/IA.57.0.3291509 Abstract : This paper reports a new palaeopathological case of ankylosing spondylitis and a differential diagnosis performed to determine the etiology of the condition. A female skeleton from the Lori Berd archaeological cemetery, located near the city of Stepanavan (Lori Province of Armenia) is described. In this skeleton, changes in the spine, ribs, the sacrum, acetabulum, head of the femur and greater trochanter, as well as the anterior inferior iliac spine are typical of ankylosing spondylitis in advanced stage. Using osteological markers in combination with the reconstruction of the archaeological context, the burial pattern suggests that the injury the female suffered was more likely due to her physical deficiencies. |
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